PCB Design Engineer
NPAworldwide
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NPAworldwide seeks a PCB Design Engineer in Austin, TX to design complex high-density multilayer PCBs for aerospace, defense, and industrial applications, translating concepts into manufacturable layouts with strong SI/PI focus.
Collaborate across engineering groups, drive design reviews, and guide production from architecture to fabrication using Mentor Xpedition and related tools to ensure reliability and performance.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
- 2+ years of PCB layout experience with enterprise-class tools; Mentor Xpedition preferred.
- Experience translating schematics to manufacturable PCB layouts with hardware teams.
- Strong background in high-speed digital PCBs (DDR4/DDR5, PCIe Gen4/5, Gigabit Ethernet).
- Experience designing dense multilayer boards (1424+ layers) and HDI technologies (blind/buried vias, via-in-pad).
- Knowledge of SI, PI, DFM/DFT principles and fabrication/assembly processes.
Responsibilities
- Design complex high-density multilayer PCBs for aerospace, defense, and industrial applications.
- Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, systems, and test engineers to produce manufacturable layouts.
- Optimize signal/power integrity, manufacturability, and product reliability across the lifecycle.
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Join a global leader in rugged embedded computing solutions trusted by the world's leading defense, aerospace, and industrial organizations. This is your opportunity to design complex, high-speed printed circuit boards that power next-generation embedded computing platforms used in the harshest operating environments.
Join a global leader in rugged embedded computing solutions trusted by the world's leading defense, aerospace, and industrial organizations. This is your opportunity to design complex, high-speed printed circuit boards that power next-generation embedded computing platforms used in the harshest operating environments.
If you're passionate about advanced PCB design, signal integrity, and collaborating with world-class hardware engineers to build cutting-edge technology, this is a role where your work will make a real impact.
- Part of a global technology leader with more than $7 billion in annual revenue
- Industry leader in open architecture embedded computing for defense, aerospace, industrial automation, and scientific markets
- Products support military programs across land, sea, air, and space, as well as demanding commercial and industrial applications
- Known for innovation in FPGA, RF, high-speed networking, and embedded computing technologies
- Collaborative engineering culture focused on technical excellence, innovation, and continuous product development
- This is an opportunity to join an engineering organization where complex technical challenges, collaboration, and continuous learning are part of everyday work.
Engineers are trusted to solve difficult technical problems while enjoying an environment that encourages collaboration and professional growth.
- Competitive salary and annual performance incentives
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution
- Generous Paid Time Off and paid holidays
- Career development and technical training opportunities
- Collaborative engineering culture with direct access to technical leadership
- Opportunities to work on cutting-edge defense and RF technologies
- Long-term career growth within a global engineering organization
As a PCB Design Engineer, you'll develop sophisticated multilayer printed circuit boards that support advanced embedded computing platforms for aerospace, defense, and industrial applications. Working alongside electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, systems, and test engineers, you'll transform complex hardware concepts into manufacturable, high-performance PCB layouts while optimizing signal integrity, power integrity, manufacturability, and overall product reliability. You'll participate throughout the entire product development lifecyclefrom architecture discussions and PCB layout through fabrication support, design reviews, and productionallowing you to solve technically challenging design problems using the latest PCB technologies and industry-leading design tools.
Austin, Texas consistently ranks among the nation's top cities for technology professionals. Home to a thriving engineering community, outstanding universities, vibrant entertainment districts, and abundant outdoor recreation, Austin offers an exceptional quality of life. Residents enjoy no state income tax, a strong job market, excellent schools, live music, and year-round outdoor activities including hiking, biking, and water sports.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent industry experience
- Expertise designing complex high-density multilayer PCBs for aerospace, defense, networking, telecommunications, embedded computing, automotive, or other high-performance electronic products
- 2+ years of professional PCB layout experience using enterprise-class PCB design tools, with Siemens Mentor Xpedition strongly preferred
- Extensive experience with Mentor Xpedition Layout, DxDesigner, and associated design libraries and constraint management tools
- Proven experience translating electrical schematics into manufacturable PCB layouts while collaborating closely with hardware engineers
- Strong background designing high-speed digital PCBs utilizing technologies such as: DDR4 / DDR5, GDDR, PCI Express Gen4/Gen5, Gigabit and high-speed Ethernet, Controlled impedance routing, Differential pair routing
- Experience designing dense multilayer boards (typically 1424+ layers, or equivalent complexity)
- Strong knowledge of HDI PCB technologies, including blind/buried vias, via-in-pad, sequential lamination, microvias, and advanced stack-up construction
- Hands-on experience with: BGA, fine-pitch BGA, QFN packages, High-pin-count FPGA layouts, Surface-mount and through-hole technologies, Rigid and rigid-flex PCB designs
- Strong understanding of Signal Integrity (SI), Power Integrity (PI), PCB fabrication and assembly processes, DFM, DFA, and DFT principles
- Experience creating fabrication, assembly, and manufacturing documentation
- Experience migrating or translating PCB designs from platforms such as Altium, Cadence Allegro, PADS, Zuken, or PCAD into Xpedition
- Experience supporting engineering libraries, design rule development, ECO management, and PCB design process improvements
- Experience with RF, analog, mixed-signal, and FPGA-based PCB layouts
- Familiarity with impedance-controlled RF structures, antenna layouts, clock distribution, and high-speed memory interfaces
- Experience designing products for aerospace, defense, space, radar, communications, embedded computing, or other mission-critical applications
- Working knowledge of IPC standards, military specifications, and high-reliability PCB design practices
- Experience mentoring PCB designers or establishing PCB design methodologies and best practices
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to optimize complex routing challenges while balancing electrical performance, manufacturability, and cost.
- Demonstrated ability to leverage AI-assisted engineering tools to improve productivity while validating engineering accuracy
- Part of a global technology leader with more than $7 billion in annual revenue
- Industry leader in open architecture embedded computing for defense, aerospace, industrial automation, and scientific markets
- Products support military programs across land, sea, air, and space, as well as demanding commercial and industrial applications
- Known for innovation in FPGA, RF, high-speed networking, and embedded computing technologies
- Collaborative engineering culture focused on technical excellence, innovation, and continuous product development
- This is an opportunity to join an engineering organization where complex technical challenges, collaboration, and continuous learning are part of everyday work.
Salary Type : Annual Salary
Salary Min : $ 100000
Salary Max : $ 140000
Currency Type : USD
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